How miserble do you feel?

The misery index was initiated by economist Arthur Okun, an adviser to President
Lyndon Johnson in the 1960's. It is simply the unemployment rate added to the
inflation rate. It is assumed that both a higher rate of unemployment and a
worsening of inflation both create economic and social costs for a country. A
combination of rising inflation and more people out of work implies a
deterioration in economic performance and a rise in the misery index.